Vermont - Megabucks Plus
Megabucks Plus
Next draw
Monday
02 Oct
2023
07 h : 02 m : 04
Next Jackpot
$5,150,000
Past Results
Saturday
30 Sep 2023
- 3
- 9
- 28
- 35
- 38
- 4
Jackpot
$4,975,000
Winning Numbers
The Most Common Drawn Megabucks Plus Numbers - Hot Numbers
16
Drawn
75
times
30 Days ago
02 Sep
2023
31
Drawn
74
times
7 Days ago
25 Sep
2023
8
Drawn
73
times
23 Days ago
09 Sep
2023
35
Drawn
73
times
2 Days ago
30 Sep
2023
38
Drawn
71
times
2 Days ago
30 Sep
2023
4
Drawn
95
times
2 Days ago
30 Sep
2023
The Least Often Drawn Megabucks Plus Numbers - Cold Numbers
10
Drawn
45
times
65 Days ago
29 Jul
2023
5
Drawn
46
times
16 Days ago
16 Sep
2023
12
Drawn
47
times
89 Days ago
05 Jul
2023
6
Drawn
49
times
7 Days ago
25 Sep
2023
15
Drawn
49
times
16 Days ago
16 Sep
2023
6
Drawn
72
times
89 Days ago
05 Jul
2023
The statistics are generated from 2018 to the latest draw
Megabucks Plus
Megabucks is a tri-state lottery operated in Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire.
Draws are held twice weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 19:59 local time, with ticket sales ending at 19:50 local time and resuming immediately afterward.
Tickets cost $2.00.
To play, choose five main numbers from 1 to 41 and a Megaball number from 1 to 6. Players can go for a Quick Pick for a full set of randomly generated numbers or can Quick Pick the main numbers or Megaball number only.
Advance Play is available for up to 20 draws at a time.
Jackpot
Megabucks has a minimum guaranteed jackpot of $1 million.
This is a rollover lottery with no caps.
The biggest ever winning Megabucks jackpot was $12.5 million in March 2014.
Odds and Prizes
The odds of winning the Megabucks jackpot are 1 in 4,496,388.
There are nine different prize tiers, with overall odds of winning a prize at 1 in 6.
| Prize category | Numbers Matched | Winning Odds | Winning Odds % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5, plus Megaball | 1 in 4,496,388 | 0.00002 |
| 2 | 5 | 1 in 899,278 | 0.0001 |
| 3 | 4, plus Megaball | 1 in 24,980 | 0.004 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 in 4,996 | 0.02 |
| 5 | 3, plus Megaball | 1 in 714 | 0.14 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 in 143 | 0.7 |
| 7 | 2, plus Megaball | 1 in 63 | 1.59 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 in 13 | 7.7 |
| 9 | 1, plus Megaball | 1 in 15 | 6.67 |
Payout and Taxes
The Megabucks jackpot can be paid out as a cash lump sum or in annual instalments, with jackpot winners having 60 days from the date of the draw to make a decision. If the state lottery is not notified in time, the prize will default to annual payments.
Players have up to one year to claim prizes.
All US lottery winnings over $600 are reported to the Inland Revenue Service, with prizes over $5,000 having 25% deducted for federal tax.
Players in Vermont pay an additional 6% in state tax, while players in Maine pay 5%, with lottery prizes in New Hampshire being tax free.
Who Can Play Megabucks?
Players must be at least 18 years of age to buy a Megabucks ticket.
Tickets are sold at authorized lottery outlets across Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
Megabucks is currently not available outside the three participating states, nor overseas via Lottery Agent websites.
History of Megabucks
Launched in 1985, Megabucks was the first multi-jurisdictional lottery in the United States. The game became known as Megabucks Plus in Maine in 2009, with the ticket price increasing from $1.00 to $2.00 in all three states.